Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm System Permit in Springfield, Colorado

Springfield requires a fire sprinkler / fire alarm system permit for: The Town's adopted 2006 International Fire Code (Chapter 18, Article II, §§18-25-18-27) governs fire and life-safety systems, and by its own text 'provid[es] for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor,' but Sec. 18-26 records that the Town made no local additions, insertions, deletions, or changes to the model code as adopted; No Town of Springfield document names a Fire Marshal, Fire Code Official, or dedicated fire-prevention permitting officer distinct from the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department's Fire Chief (Kasey Johnson, firechief@springfieldco.gov, (719) 523-3164); The Springfield Volunteer Fire Department's own webpage publishes only volunteer-recruitment information and open-burning/burn-permit rules (burning of yard waste is currently prohibited town-wide) — no fire sprinkler/alarm construction-permit application, fee, or plan-review process is published there; No fire-code, sprinkler, or alarm permit fee line exists in the Town's Master Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 25-07, revised 8-14-2025) — checked directly; the schedule's only construction-adjacent fee categories are the general Building Permit fee and the Zoning/Rezoning fees; A fire sprinkler or alarm system installed as part of new construction, an addition, or a remodel would presumably still require the Town's general Building Permit Application (Chapter 16, Zoning) for the structural/building component, with 'State electrical' inspection applying to any electrical connection, per this file's residential-building-permit and electrical-permit entries — but no fire-specific permit or inspection step beyond the Town's adopted-but-unamended 2006 IFC text was located. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Springfield (Town Clerk / Town Manager's Office) at 719-523-4528 before starting work.

Springfield does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Springfield (Town Clerk / Town Manager's Office) at 719-523-4528 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Springfield may also ask for: Town of Springfield Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through Town of Springfield (Town Clerk / Town Manager's Office) at 748 Main Street, PO Box 4, Springfield, CO 81073. Phone: 719-523-4528, email: mmcginnis@springfieldco.gov. Office hours: Town Hall main line (719) 523-4528; fax (719) 523-6956 (also seen as 523-6945 on a separate form). Springfield is a statutory town (not home-rule) and does not maintain a standalone 'Building Department' — building permit intake, zoning review, and issuance are handled directly by Town Hall staff (Town Clerk / Town Manager) with Board of Trustees oversight, per Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 16 (Zoning) and the Town's Master Fee Schedule.. Official information: https://www.springfieldco.gov/.

Springfield, Colorado has adopted: NONE CURRENTLY ADOPTED — verified by ordinance history, not assumed. The Town of Springfield originally adopted the International Building Code, 2006 edition, on July 10, 2008. Ordinance No. 355 (introduced Feb. 9, 2023; passed second reading March 9, 2023) repealed and re-adopted Sec. 18-1 of the Municipal Code, re-confirming the 2006 IBC with Town-specific geographic limits (Sec. 18-3). HOWEVER, Ordinance No. 356 (introduced June 8, 2023; passed and published July 13, 2023) subsequently REPEALED Chapter 18, Article I, Sec. 18-1 through 18-3 IN THEIR ENTIRETY, including the 2006 IBC adoption itself and all the geographic-limits provisions (frost depth, wind load, snow load, seismic category, etc.). No later ordinance (reviewed the Town's full ordinance archive through Ordinance No. 365, current as of this review) re-adopts any building code edition. As of 2026-07-06, Springfield therefore has NO adopted building code (no IBC/IRC/IMC/IPC/IECC edition) on its books.; Despite the repealed building code, the Town continues to operate an active Building Permit process governed by Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 16 (Zoning) rather than Chapter 18 (Building Code) — the current Building Permit Application form (dated 03.25.2025) explicitly states the applicant 'agrees to comply with Springfield Municipal Code, Chapter 16 by which this permit is granted' and cites 'MUNICODE CHAPTER 16-ZONING' as the governing authority for the permit's underlying agreement. This is a zoning/land-use permit and property/setback review, not a code-compliance plan review against a specific model code edition.; Electrical and plumbing work is NOT reviewed or inspected by the Town at all — Ordinance No. 355 (Sec. 13-158, as re-adopted, still in force) defines the 'electrical inspector' as 'the Colorado State Electrical Inspector assigned by the State of Colorado to perform electrical inspections for the Town of Springfield,' and the same ordinance's Sec. 18-3(10) (since repealed along with the rest of Sec. 18-3, but consistent with current practice) stated that electrical and plumbing issues are governed by 'the electrical and plumbing codes required by the State of Colorado.' The current Building Permit Application form itself lists only 'State electrical' and 'State plumbing' under its Inspections checklist — confirming Springfield defers both trades entirely to Colorado DORA/state inspection programs rather than running its own trade-permit or trade-inspection process.. Local amendments apply — see the Springfield overview page for the full list.

Not one that could be independently verified as a distinct process. The Town's 2006 International Fire Code (Chapter 18, Article II) remains adopted and references 'the issuance of permits and collection of fees,' but the Town made no local amendments to it, no fire-code fee line appears in the Master Fee Schedule, and the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department (a Town department, not an independent fire protection district) publishes only open-burning/burn-permit information on its webpage — no construction-related fire sprinkler/alarm permit application or fee was found. Contact Fire Chief Kasey Johnson (firechief@springfieldco.gov, 719-523-3164) or Town Hall (719-523-4528) to confirm current practice.